Derivative Financial Instruments

The Corporation offers interest rate swap products directly to qualified commercial borrowers. The Corporation economically hedges client derivative transactions by entering into offsetting interest rate swap contracts executed with a third party. Derivative transactions executed as part of this program are not designated as accounting hedge relationships and are marked- to-market through earnings each period. The derivative contracts have mirror-image terms, which results in the positions’ changes in fair value primarily offsetting through earnings each period. The credit risk and risk of non-performance embedded in the fair value calculations is different between the dealer counterparties and the commercial borrowers which may result in a difference in the changes in the fair value of the mirror-image swaps. The Corporation incorporates credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both its own non-performance risk and the counterparty’s risk in the fair value measurements. When evaluating the fair value of its derivative contracts for the effects of non-performance and credit risk, the Corporation considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements such as collateral postings, thresholds and guarantees.

At September 30, 2017, the aggregate amortizing notional value of interest rate swaps with various commercial borrowers was $52.3 million. The Corporation receives fixed rates and pays floating rates based upon LIBOR on the swaps with commercial borrowers. These interest rate swaps mature between September 2018 and March 2034. Commercial borrower swaps are completed independently with each borrower and are not subject to master netting arrangements. These commercial borrower swaps were reported on the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets as a derivative asset of $1.4 million, included in accrued interest receivable and other assets as of September 30, 2017. In the event of default on a commercial borrower interest rate swap by the counterparty, a right of offset exists to allow for the commercial borrower to set off amounts due against the related commercial loan. As of September 30, 2017, no interest rate swaps were in default and therefore all values for the commercial borrower swaps are recorded on a gross basis on the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets.

At September 30, 2017, the aggregate amortizing notional value of interest rate swaps with dealer counterparties was also $52.3 million. The Corporation pays fixed rates and receives floating rates based upon LIBOR on the swaps with dealer counterparties. These interest rate swaps mature in September 2018 through March 2034. Dealer counterparty swaps are subject to master netting agreements among the contracts within our Bank and were reported on the unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets as a net derivative liability of $1.4 million. The value of these swaps was included in accrued interest payable and other liabilities as of September 30, 2017. The gross amount of dealer counterparty swaps was also $1.4 million as no right of offset existed with the dealer counterparty swaps as of September 30, 2017.

The table below provides information about the balance sheet location and fair value of the Corporation’s derivative instruments as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

Asset Derivatives

Liability Derivatives

Balance Sheet Location

Fair Value

Balance Sheet Location

Fair Value

(In Thousands)

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

September 30, 2017

Accrued interest receivable and other assets

1,380

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

1,380

December 31, 2016

Accrued interest receivable and other assets

352

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

352

No derivative instruments held by the Corporation for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were considered hedging instruments. All changes in the fair value of these instruments are recorded in other non-interest income. Given the mirror-image terms of the outstanding derivative portfolio, the change in fair value for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 had an insignificant impact on the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income.